The ranking

Four subscriptions, priced at every term.

Four IPTV subscriptions, every plan priced from one month to two years: cost per month, what each term saves, and which service wins at which length.

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September 2026
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The cost console

The cheapest service changes with the term.

Every provider prices a long commitment differently. Pick how long you actually intend to stay and the table re-sorts on true cost per month, not on the headline figure.

Commitment

Effective cost per month for each service at the selected commitment length.
# Service Per month Paid up front vs monthly Link
RoomateTV Our pick Firestick, Android, Apple TV, iOS, Smart TV, MAG, Windows and Mac Visit RoomateTV
VIPSATV Firestick, Android, Apple TV, iOS, Smart TV, MAG, Windows and Mac Visit VIPSATV
Firstchannels Firestick, Android, Apple TV, iOS, Smart TV, MAG, Windows and Mac Visit Firstchannels
Streamtion Firestick, Android, Apple TV, iOS, Smart TV, MAG, Windows and Mac Visit Streamtion

Prices checked September 2026. "Per month" divides the up-front total by the number of months. "vs monthly" compares that figure against the same provider's rolling monthly plan.

Every service, scored

Every service, in full

  1. 01

    RoomateTV Best overall

    The cheapest rate once you commit

    Our number one, because this site ranks on cost per month and RoomateTV owns three of the five terms: six, twelve and twenty-four months, down to $4.37. Only the short terms belong to anyone else.

    Where it stands out

    • Plans built for households sharing one subscription across screens
    • An account-level editor strips the guide to the channels you really watch
    • Sold with a live-sports focus
    • Programme guide included
    • Trial starts from the checkout with no card and no account step
    • Lowest per-month price on the page at six, twelve and twenty-four months
    • No-card trial straight from the checkout
    • Renewal is the sign-up price
    • The rolling month is $15.99, the second-highest opening price of the 4, and the channel count is the second-lowest
    • Multi-connection pricing is not fully published on the public page
    Channels
    45,000+
    On demand
    200,000+
    Trial
    Trial available
    Speed needed
    25 Mbps for 4K

    Works on

    • Firestick
    • Android
    • Apple TV
    • iOS
    • Smart TV
    • MAG
    • Windows and Mac

    $15.99 on the 1 month term

    Visit RoomateTV

    Free trial

  2. 02

    VIPSATV

    The cheapest way in, with the deepest library

    The cheapest door into the page and the largest catalogue on it. Stay past three months and the arithmetic hands the lead to RoomateTV — which is precisely the kind of thing this console exists to show.

    Where it stands out

    • Sells all five terms, from rolling monthly to twenty-four months
    • An account-level editor strips the guide to the channels you really watch
    • Cheapest rolling month and cheapest three-month term on the page
    • Renewal is priced at the sign-up rate for the same term
    • 4K channels, with 25 Mbps listed as the connection they need
    • Each connection can be named and its login re-read from the account page
    • 24-hour trial, so the price can be tried before it is committed to
    • Multi-connection plans for more than one screen
    • Support on chat and email
    • Behind only RoomateTV on the long terms, and by 21 cents a month at two years
    • No introductory rate to lose: renewal is the sign-up price
    • A real trial, so the commitment can be tried before it is made
    • Listed for every major device type
    • Divide the two-year plan by 24 and RoomateTV is cheaper ($4.37 against $4.58); this one is only the best buy at one and three months
    • The 24-hour trial is worth planning, so use it on an evening you actually watch
    Channels
    57,000+
    On demand
    250,000+
    Trial
    24-hour trial
    Speed needed
    25 Mbps for 4K

    Works on

    • Firestick
    • Android
    • Apple TV
    • iOS
    • Smart TV
    • MAG
    • Windows and Mac

    $13.99 on the 1 month term

    Visit VIPSATV

    24-Hour Free Trial

  3. 03

    Firstchannels

    A wide list, priced for the short and middle terms

    The second-widest channel list of the four, opening within a penny of the cheapest rolling month on the page. Its pricing is built for the short and middle terms, so buy it there and re-price at renewal rather than climbing the ladder out of habit.

    Where it stands out

    • Second-cheapest rolling month on the page, one cent off the cheapest
    • An account-level editor strips the guide to the channels you really watch
    • Second-widest channel list of the four, at 50,000
    • 180,000 titles on demand
    • Firestick setup runs through a third-party player app
    • Trial starts from the checkout with no card
    • A rolling month within a penny of the cheapest on the page
    • Second-widest channel list of the four
    • 180,000-title on-demand library
    • $6.21 a month over two years is the highest long-term figure in this index; the ladder is built for short commitments
    • First-time setup uses a third-party player and takes a few extra minutes
    Channels
    50,000+
    On demand
    180,000+
    Trial
    Trial available
    Speed needed
    25 Mbps for 4K

    Works on

    • Firestick
    • Android
    • Apple TV
    • iOS
    • Smart TV
    • MAG
    • Windows and Mac

    $14 on the 1 month term

    Visit Firstchannels

  4. 04

    Streamtion

    Every term sold, from one month to two years

    The dearest service here at every term up to a year, with the smallest channel list. Its best position is two years, where $5.67 a month beats Firstchannels; take the trial first and buy it there if it suits your household.

    Where it stands out

    • Balanced live and on-demand mix
    • An account-level editor strips the guide to the channels you really watch
    • Listed for every major device type
    • Prices the full two-year term
    • Sells a two-year term
    • Two years divides to $5.67 a month, third on that term
    • Trial available before any term
    • The rolling month is $17.99, the highest opening price of the 4, and the channel count is the lowest
    • The value shows up over a full term rather than in a headline figure
    Channels
    24,500+
    On demand
    130,000+
    Trial
    Trial available
    Speed needed
    25 Mbps for 4K

    Works on

    • Firestick
    • Android
    • Apple TV
    • iOS
    • Smart TV
    • MAG
    • Windows and Mac

    $17.99 on the 1 month term

    Visit Streamtion

The model

The scoring model

ServiceRolling-month price 20%Per-month price on a year 40%Per-month price on two years 40%Score
RoomateTV7.510.010.09.5
VIPSATV10.09.19.49.4
Firstchannels10.06.75.06.7
Streamtion5.05.06.55.6

Service by service

The arithmetic, service by service

RoomateTV

The lowest per-month figure on the page from six months onward, and the plans are built for households sharing one subscription across screens. Renewal is the sign-up price.

The trial starts from the checkout with no card and no account step. On a one-month commitment it is priced above the top of the table; the ladder rewards patience.

VIPSATV

The cheapest one-month and three-month commitments on the page, with the largest line-up at 57,000 channels and the deepest library at 250,000 titles. Divide the two-year plan by 24 and RoomateTV comes in a few cents lower; every shorter term is this one's.

The trial takes an email through signup and then a zero-dollar checkout, no card. The account page lets each connection be named and the channel list be edited, and renewal is the sign-up price at every term, which keeps the arithmetic on this page honest a year later.

Firstchannels

50,000 channels priced in whole dollars: the rolling month is one cent above the cheapest, and the two-year plan divides to the highest per-month figure in this index. The commitment length decides whether it is a good buy.

The trial starts from the checkout with no card. Setup goes through a third-party player app, which adds a few minutes the first time.

Streamtion

The smallest line-up in the index at 24,500 channels, and the highest price at one, three, six and twelve months. Two years is where it moves off the bottom: $135.99 divides to $5.67 a month, below Firstchannels' $6.21.

It suits a subscriber who wants a modest guide rather than catalogue depth. Run the trial through an evening before choosing a term.

Change log

What moved, and when

  1. September 2026 Wording that described buying, watching or timing the services was removed: every figure here is a published plan price divided by its months. Thirteen guides were retired or folded into a closer page, each with a redirect.
  2. September 2026 Prices re-checked at every term; trial links now open each service's trial page; a real con added per service.
  3. August 2026 Index published with four services and five terms each, ranked on price divided by months.

Background

What the table cannot show

Why the cheapest service changes with the term

Providers do not discount on a single curve. One will price a rolling month aggressively to win the sign-up and leave its annual plan barely cheaper; another loses money on the first month and makes it back on a two-year commitment. The result is that the cheapest service at one month and the cheapest at twenty-four months are rarely the same company, and a page that publishes one ranking is answering a question nobody asked.

The console divides the up-front total by the months committed, because that is the only figure that compares a quarter against a year. Everything else on a checkout page is marketing arithmetic.

The discount that is not a discount

A longer term is assumed to be cheaper, and it is. What nobody checks is by how much, or whether the service that was cheapest at the start is still cheapest at the end. On this page the rolling-month rates sit within four dollars of each other, while the two-year rates spread from $4.37 to $6.21 — so the order at the top of the ladder tells you very little about the order at the bottom. That is the whole reason the console exists: the cheapest way in and the cheapest way to stay are rarely the same service.

The gap compounds: over two years Firstchannels asks $149 up front against RoomateTV's $104.99 for the same commitment. None of it is visible unless somebody divides. Check the arithmetic on any plan before assuming the longest term is the best deal.

Renewal is where the money goes

The rate that matters is the second one. A service that signs you up at a heavy discount and renews at list price has quietly doubled its price while you were not looking, and most people notice on the bank statement rather than the checkout page.

The plan page is where the renewal price should be stated. Where it is not, ask support what the same term renews at before paying and keep the answer, because it is the single most expensive detail on this subject.

What a subscription should cost, and what is too cheap

On this page pricing runs from $4.37 per month on a two-year commitment to $17.99 on a rolling month. Inside that band the differences are real but survivable, and the console shows exactly where each service sits.

A price far below that band for the same term is hard to square with the cost of running servers, so ask how it is possible before paying. Treat a one-off lifetime payment the same way: it prices in an operator with no obligation to keep operating.

Using the trial before committing to a term

Every service priced here offers a trial, and the trial is worth more than any review including this one. Twenty-four hours is enough to open the channels you care about, watch something in the evening when the network is busy, and confirm the apps run on the hardware you own.

The order that costs least is: take the trial, confirm the service works for your household, then use the console to pick the term. Committing to two years before testing a day is how people end up paying for a service they stop opening.

Questions

Asked before every subscription

Which IPTV subscription is cheapest?

It depends entirely on the term. VIPSATV is cheapest on a rolling month and at three months. RoomateTV takes over at six, twelve and twenty-four, where its $4.37 a month is the lowest figure on the page. Nobody wins the whole table, which is the whole reason the console exists.

Is a longer IPTV subscription always better value?

Usually, though rarely by the amount the discount badge implies, and never by the same amount on every service. Across the four priced here a two-year term divides down to between $4.37 and $6.21 a month while a rolling month runs $13.99 to $17.99 — so the saving is real, but which service is cheapest changes completely between those two ends of the ladder. Divide the up-front total by the months before assuming a longer term is the better buy.

What should an IPTV subscription cost per month?

Across the four priced here, from $4.37 a month on a two-year plan to $17.99 on a rolling month, depending on how long you commit. A price far below that range for the same term deserves questions before payment, and a one-off lifetime payment ties your money to a service with no obligation to exist next year.

Do IPTV subscriptions renew at the same price?

Not always. A discounted first term followed by a higher renewal is a common pattern, and it is the single most expensive thing people miss. Look for the renewal price on the plan page, or ask support what the same term renews at, before paying.

Is it safer to pay monthly?

It costs more and risks less. A rolling month lets you leave the moment a service stops suiting you, which is worth paying for if you have not tried the provider yet. Use the trial first, then commit to the term the console says is cheapest.

Do I need a VPN for an IPTV subscription?

No. Some people use one for privacy or because their internet provider throttles video, but none of the four services priced here lists a VPN as a requirement for its plans.

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Method

How the figures are produced

01

Every plan, not the advertised one

We record every term a provider publishes, not only the one it headlines. A monthly price tells you nothing about what the twelve-month plan divides down to.

02

Divided, not quoted

The console shows the up-front total divided by the months committed. That is the only figure that compares one provider's year against another's quarter.

03

Re-read when plans move

Providers change prices quietly. The plan pages are re-read and the table updated when a price or a term changes, and the change log on the pricing page records each move.

Who runs it

The Best IPTV Subscription editors Plan pricing and term arithmetic

We read each provider's published plan page, record the price of every term on sale, and divide the up-front total by the months it covers. App and device details come from the official documentation. We do not run stream or reliability tests, so picture quality on your own connection is what the free trial is for.